Pearland Crawfish Festival serving up food, fun, music

KRISTI NIX

Published 2:45 am, Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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Brad Absher and Swamp Royale are scheduled to play Saturday at 7 p.m. on the Houston Blues Society Stage at the Pearland Crawfish Festival. Led by Brad Absher, Swamp Royale boasts five acclaimed albums and has performed around the world. The band is comprised of some of Houston’s finest musicians, with Barry Seelen on Hammond B3, Anthony Terry on baritone sax, Andy Saad on tenor sax, and Make Patton and Ed Starkey as the rhythm section. For more information about the band, visit www.BradAbsher.com less

Brad Absher and Swamp Royale are scheduled to play Saturday at 7 p.m. on the Houston Blues Society Stage at the Pearland Crawfish Festival. Led by Brad Absher, Swamp Royale boasts five acclaimed albums and ... more

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As if great food, carnival rides and games weren’t enough, the Pearland Crawfish Festival will feature performances on two different stages by some of the best blues and Zydeco bands in the area.

The Houston Blues Society stage boasts performances by The Mighty Orq, the Tony Vega Band, John McVey and The Stumble, Brad Absher and Swamp Royale, Big Cletus and The Littles Luther and the Healers and John Egan among others.

Fans of Zydeco, country and classic rock will enjoy performances on the Bayou Stage by Richard Cagle and The VooDoo Choir, Bon Ton Mickey and The Zydeco Hotsteppers, the legendary singer and songwriter Cecil Shaw, Jeffery Broussard and The Creole Cowboys and Van Wilks, master guitarist who was voted into the Austin Chronicle’s “Texas Music Hall of Fame”.

The Pearland Crawfish festival runs Friday through Sunday, April 4-6 at Shadow Creek Ranch on State Highway 288 located and Business Center Dr. and Discovery Bay. Doors open Friday at 11 a.m. and admission is free until 3 p.m. A three day pass is available online for $16 and single day tickets are $6. Festival passes can be purchased at the door for $8 or $21 for a three-day pass. Admission is free all weekend for active military personnel with current identification and children under 12 years-old. A variety of options are available for carnival ride passes such as a three-day mega carnival pass for $50, which includes unlimited rides all weekend.

Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.